Brett
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Cranky on the Web (March 21-25)
Fuel hedging no guarantee for airlines – CNN Out of the Office Following up on last week, this week I wrote about…
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Topic of the Week: Vision’s Ongoing Sales
Once again, Vision Airlines has extended its fare sale for its new routes from the Florida Panhandle “due to overwhelming response.” I…
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United Announces Onboard Wifi, But It’s Hardly a Ringing Endorsement
Earlier this week, United announced that it will finally put wifi onboard about 200 of its airplanes. You would think that this…
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Is United Slowing Down Flights to Save Fuel? (Ask Cranky)
I’ve got a follow-up for an old Ask Cranky post today. In January, I wrote about why Delta might change flight times…
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Feeling the History at Washington National Airport
Last month when I flew in and out of Washington National Airport, it brought back a lot of memories. The airport has…
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Cranky on the Web (March 14 – 18)
Fuel ‘surcharge’ a fare increase with a fancy name – CNN.com Out of the Office This week, it’s time to talk about…
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Topic of the Week: The (Temporarily) Shrinking Japanese Market
In light of the earthquake/tsunami/nuclear meltdown 1-2-3 punch, traffic to Japan is plunging. Delta has suspended its Haneda flights for a few…
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Lufthansa Goes Back in Time, Gives First Class Travelers a Seat and a Bed
Airlines have spent a lot of time and effort trying to figure out a way to squeeze a seat and a bed…
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Delta Comes out Swinging at Frontier Over Minneapolis Move
Anyone who thinks that the days of airline schedule retaliation are over clearly hasn’t been watching Delta. The airline is royally pissed…
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American, BA, Iberia Need to Eliminate Differences or Do a Better Job of Highlighting Them
Last week, American and its joint venture partners British Airways and Iberia were here in Southern California to pitch the benefits of…
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Cranky on the Web (March 5 – 11)
Weather, tarmac rule irk airlines – Arizona Republic Another article talking about long tarmac delays, and I was asked to comment. The…
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Spirit Goes Into One of the Most Competitive Markets In the US, But Why?
It’s Spirit week here at Cranky, and not in the “ra ra, go team” kind of way. I’m talking about Spirit Airlines.…